Ben Rutten’s position as coach of Essendon seems secure for now after a day of conflicting experiences, with the Bombers confirming the resignation of membership president Paul Brasher.
Key factors:
- Embattled Bombers coach Ben Rutten is not going to be sacked following a chaotic day at Essendon
- Nevertheless, membership president Paul Brasher has resigned from his place
- Dave Barham will take over from Brasher
A number of experiences steered Rutten can be sacked as coach after a disastrous 84-point loss to Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon.
The loss to the Energy capped a disappointing season that has seen the Bombers languishing in fifteenth spot after making the finals final 12 months.
There was hypothesis Essendon would be part of GWS and North Melbourne in making a bid to safe the providers of four-time premiership coach Clarkson for subsequent season.
Following a board assembly on Monday, Bombers chief govt Xavier Campbell spoke briefly to reporters.
“Ben’s [still] our coach of the footy membership, there’s ongoing discussions at board degree, they may proceed this week,” Campbell stated exterior the membership’s headquarters at Tullamarine.
“There will probably be an announcement from the membership later as we speak relating to the management of the board, and additionally additional evaluation the board need to do round our soccer program to drive enchancment.”
Campbell stated he had not spoken to Alastair Clarkson.
The membership later introduced that Brasher would go away his position as Essendon president with Dave Barham to take over.
Earlier within the season, Brasher introduced an inside evaluate of the membership, later saying that the evaluate would result in “incremental” somewhat than “transformational” change.
The Bombers have had a tricky season, profitable solely two of their first 12 video games in 2022, earlier than recovering to win 5 of their final 9.
Nevertheless scrutiny on the membership has intensified following Essendon’s poor performances, with a 27-point loss to GWS adopted by the low level on the weekend, the place the Bombers conceded 146 factors at house to Port Adelaide, the crew’s worst results of the season.
Essendon made the finals final 12 months in Rutten’s first full season in cost after a “handover” from John Worsfold following the 2020 season.
